Chess.com members are obsessed with two things iq score and accuracy score.
Low visuo-spatial IQ but very high numeric and verbal IQ
Chess.com members are obsessed with two things iq score and accuracy score.
don't forget chess
In the three perceptual channels, kinesthetic, visual, and verbal, everyone is dominant in one. A weakness in either of the two is not significant. Actually, if you are verbal, the chess literature gives you an advantage in learning. All the elements mentioned above by posters are important in chess, part of what makes chess so intricate. But strong players did not get that way from working on what they know as strength, but they work tirelessly on their weaknesses. That is why they are so good.
How many IQ related threads do we need?